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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Department of Nephrology-Urology
Rome, Italy
Two-year ESPU-JCPU accredited paediatric urology training in the Department of Nephrology-Urology at Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, for doctors trained in urology or paediatric surgery. Trainees take graded clinical responsibility, do research and finish with a thesis.
Length2 years
ESPU-JCPU accredited training centre (certified January 2009)
What stands out
- Year-2 options include reconstructive urology, paediatric andrology/gynaecology, urodynamics, neuro-urology/urorehabilitation and renal transplantation
- Prenatal urology pathway with fetal medicine, including fetal treatment in severe cases
- Dedicated care pathways for exstrophy-epispadias complex, genital anomalies and urinary stones
- Program leads
- Giovanni Mosiello, Marco Castagnetti
- Apply through
- Direct application
- Focus
- Two-year programme rotating through urology, renal transplantation, andrology/gynaecology, urodynamics/neuro-urology and nephrology in year one, with a focused second year and a final dissertation
Training
- Structure
- Year 1 rotates through all divisions and units of the department; year 2 is oriented to one area offered there; 6-day weekly schedule including emergencies
- Research
- Personal research projects agreed with staff, guided by a research programme director; final thesis aimed at the ESPU meeting and Journal of Paediatric Urology
- Case numbers
- About 1,000 elective or urgent urological operations and 4,000 outpatient visits per year (Paediatric Urology unit)
- Hospitals
- Bambino Gesù Gianicolo (inpatient ward, 10 beds) · Bambino Gesù San Paolo (day surgery and clinics)